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Chairman Seyed-Ebrahim Ketabchi (ORCID: 0009-0001-9796-6383)
Shahrokh Yousefzadeh-Chabok (ORCID: 0000-0002-8825-3015)
Managing Editor & Deputy Editor-in-Chief
Payman Vahedi (ORCID: 0000-0002-0950-6476) Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Fellowship in Spine Surgery, Tehran Medical Sciences Branch, Islamic Azad University, Iran
Bizhan Aarabi (ORCID: 0000-0001-8071-457X)University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery, Baltimore, United States.
Miguel A. Arraez (ORCID: 0000-0001-9047-0679)Chairman, Department of Neurosurgery, Carlos Haya University Hospital. Malaga. Spain President, Spanish Society of Neurosurgery Coordinator of Committee Activities, Ex-Chairman of WFNS, WFNS Foundation
Fady T. Charbel (ORCID: 0000-0001-7816-2809)MD, FAANS, FACS
Head, Department of Neurosurgery Richard L. and Gertrude W. Fruin Professor University of Illinois at Chicago, USA
Amir R Dehdashti (ORCID: 0000-0002-9320-3098)Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, Greater New York City Area, Medical Practice, Northsore University Hospital, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, USA
Vinko DolencUniversity Hospital Centre, Neurosurgical Department, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Esmaeil Fakharian (ORCID: 0000-0003-0115-8398)Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Seyed- Mohammad Ghodsi (ORCID: 0000-0003-3443-9532)Shariati Educational, Research, and Healthcare Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Atul Goel (ORCID: 0000-0001-5224-6414)Professor
King Edward Memorial Hospital India, Department of Neurosurgery, Mumbai, India
Kaveh Haddadi (ORCID: 0000-0002-7349-2574)MD, Professor of Neurosurgery, Fellowship in Spine Surgery, Boston Medical Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Juha Hernesniemi (ORCID: 0000-0001-8089-0784)Founding Member of World Academy of Neurological Surgeons, Department of Neurosurgery, Helsinki University, Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
Mojgan Hodaie (ORCID: 0000-0001-6278-4929)MD MSc FRCS(C)
Professor, Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Staff Neurosurgeon, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network Surgical Co-Director, Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Family Gamma Knife Center Scientist, Krembil Research Institute
Seyed Amir Hossein Javadi (ORCID: 0000-0001-8043-7445)
MD, Ph.D., Fellowship of Skull Base/Neuro-oncology, Ph.D. of Neuroscience, Department of Neurosurgery, Imam Khomeini, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Babak Kateb (ORCID: 0000-0001-7546-7543)MD, Scientific Director & Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), California Neurosurgical Institute, Los Angeles, CA. Founding Chairman of the Board of Directors, CEO and Scientific Director, Society for Brain Mapping & Therapeutics (SBMT). Director, National Center for NanoBioElectronics (NCNBE). Visiting Scientist NASA/JPL, Pasadena, CA. Brain Mapping Foundation, USA
Edward Raymond Laws (ORCID: 0000-0003-4804-9535)Director, Pituitary/Neuroendocrine Center(Professor) Brigham and Women's Hospital, Department of Neurosurgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA
Jacques Moret (ORCID: 0000-0002-2086-2973)Paris Diderot-Paris 7 University NEURI center, Chairman of Department of Interventional Neuroradiology, Beaujon University Hospital, Paris, France
Soichi Oya (ORCID: 0000-0002-0842-5092)Department of Neurosurgery, Saitama Medical Center/University, Japan
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Firooz Salehpoor (ORCID: 0000-0003-0693-6400)Imam Reza Hospital, Tabriz. Professor and Chairman, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
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Mohammad Samadian (ORCID: 0000-0002-4212-1738)Loghman Hakim Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Amir Samii (ORCID: 0000-0003-0810-6988)INI-Hannover Intraoperative Mapping and Visualization of the Human Brain, Leibniz Institute for Neurobiology, Magdeburg, Germany
Mehdi Sasani (ORCID: 0000-0002-4884-1963)Neurosurgery Department, American Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
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Guive Sharifi (ORCID: 0000-0001-5691-2509)Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Department of Neurosurgery, Loghman Hakim Hospital, Iran
Masoud Shirvani (ORCID: 0000-0003-2837-746X)Specialist Neurosurgeon in Spine and Back Disc, Milad Hospital, Iran
Robert F. Spetzler (ORCID: 0000-0003-4537-923X)Barrow Neurological Institute, Department of Neurosurgery, Phoenix, USA
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Mousa Taghipour Bibalan (ORCID: 0000-0003-2087-0655)Department of Neurosurgery, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Alireza Zali (ORCID: 0000-0002-2298-2290)Functional Neurosurgery Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran
Call for paper: SPECIAL ISSUE winter 2022 Call for paper: SPECIAL ISSUE winter 2022
After the introduction of MRI, new modalities facilitated the procedure of surgical planning to achieve the microsurgical goal and improve prognosis and quality of life in patients. Despite variable applications of preoperative and intraoperative mapping and monitoring systems, several limitations and concerns are reported for every modality as well.
In this issue of the IrJNS, we are delighted to present valuable papers discussing different aspects of brain mapping in neurosurgical oncology. Original papers and reviews exploring this exciting field are encouraged for peer-review.
Submission Deadline: Feb 1, 2022
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Lumbar Puncture Guidance
Data indicate that nearly 400,000 lumbar punctures (LPs) are performed annually for either diagnostic workup or therapeutic relief in the United States. Regular referral to radiology for assistance in imaging guidance to aid with needle insertion can create unnecessary delays in care, which can be associated with delayed diagnosis and increased mortality. To reduce delays in performance of LPs, ultrasound (US) guidance can be used to mark a needle insertion site at the bedside. Evidence indicates that US guidance can reduce the number of needle insertion attempts and redirections and increase the overall LP success rate, explains Nilam J Soni, MD, MSc.
In recent years, many internal medicine physicians have gravitated away from performing invasive procedures at the bedside, says Dr. Soni. However, the risks associated with such procedures can be decreased with the assistance of point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). “In 2014, Society of Hospital Medicine (SHM) members expressed the need for best practices and guidelines on use of POCUS by hospitalists, primarily for procedures,” says Dr. Soni. To develop a list of best practices on the use of POCUS for procedures, Dr. Soni assembled the SHM POCUS Task Force. The group of experts reviewed the literature on POCUS for performance of common bedside procedures, including LP, and drafted recommendations. The final list of consensus-based recommendations for LP was published in the Journal of Hospital Medicine, along with five additional position statements that are available on the journal’s website.
The Recommendations
Recommendations are categorized into clinical outcomes, techniques, training, and knowledge gaps. Each draft recommendation includes a rationale and references cited from selected articles. The 27 members of the SHM POCUS Task Force voted to determine the final strength of the recommendations (Table). “Overall, the use of ultrasound guidance for LP reduces the number of attempts (needle insertions and redirections) and improves the overall procedural success rate of LP, with the greatest benefits in obese patients or those with otherwise difficult-to-palpate landmarks,” Dr. Soni says.
POCUS in Practice
“Use of POCUS to guide other common bedside procedures, like central line placement, thoracentesis, and paracentesis, is driven by the literature that has shown a reduction in procedural complications,” notes Dr. Soni. “However, for LP, there is less of a patient safety argument because a reduction in complications from use of US has not been definitively shown. A few factors drive POCUS use for LP that are not well captured by the literature. First, use of US allows operators to assess width of the interspinous spaces prior to attempting the procedure, and the operator can either choose the widest interspinous space to attempt the LP or refer the patient to a consultant to perform the procedure. Further, by visualizing the anticipated needle trajectory, POCUS gives operators a sense of how easy or difficult an LP will be. It also provides the ability to know how long of a needle is needed to perform the LP, especially in obese patients. Finally, when fewer needle insertions and redirections are needed to perform the procedure successfully, the experience of both the patient and provider is improved.”
Dr. Soni notes that he marks all of his patients with US prior to performing an LP, as it is generally more efficient than palpating the patient first or attempting the procedure blindly. “However, many physicians may choose to use US only when the landmarks are difficult to palpate,” he adds. “If the latter option is selected, it is important for physicians to obtain sufficient experience in marking the lumbar spine to achieve proficiency in the technique.”
Nilam J Soni, MD, MSc, Professor of Medicine, Director, Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training, VHA SimLEARN, Co-director, Medical School Ultrasound Curriculum, Director, Critical Care Ultrasound Education, South Texas Veterans Health Care System, University of Texas Health, San Antonio
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